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8. "Why doctors prefer soap and water. "

Reply to we can do it (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 02:51 PM

Mar 2020

Although many homes and businesses keep large pump bottles of hand sanitizers readily available,
it's best to think of hand sanitizer as a portable alternative when a sink and soap aren't accessible.

"Viruses are most effectively killed and removed from hands with soap and water."

https://www.allure.com/story/hand-sanitizer-vs-washing-soap-water

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RIP OFF ! "1 gallon of Liquid Antibacterial Hand Soap" [View all] left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 OP

Report them MagickMuffin Mar 2020 #1

No, eBay won't left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #4

I had read that Ebay and Amazon were shutting down these people MagickMuffin Mar 2020 #6

"face mask and hand sanitizer" left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #7

This is not the same as hand sanitizer cyclonefence Mar 2020 #2

Why doctors prefer soap and water left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #5

I wasn't clear in my reply cyclonefence Mar 2020 #14

Covid 19 is a VIRUS. Why bother with antibacterial soap in the first place? we can do it Mar 2020 #3

"Why doctors prefer soap and water. " left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #8

One other thing about "soap and water"...one word....CHEAPER... Stuart G Mar 2020 #9

So why bother with anti-bacterial soap over regular? Your own source admits it's no more effective. Lancero Mar 2020 #10

Like I said why bother with antibacterial soap.🙄 we can do it Mar 2020 #18

They Contain Triclosan (Edited Because of brain cramp) ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #15

And after all that, plain old soap is most effective. we can do it Mar 2020 #19

How much does it weigh and how far are you geographically from the seller Doremus Mar 2020 #11

8 pound package ornotna Mar 2020 #13

All you need is regular soap. cwydro Mar 2020 #12

Yeah That's Pricey! ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #16

We have plenty...but not because we ran to the store and hoarded... Xolodno Mar 2020 #17